Marvel Comics is the trademark name as well as main imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc., previously Marvel Posting, Inc. and also Marvel Comics Team, a publisher of American comics as well as associated media. In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwide's moms and dad business. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman under a number of companies as well as imprints now called Timely Comics, as well as by 1951 had typically ended up being called Atlas Comics. The Marvel era started in 1961, the year that the firm introduced The Amazing 4 and also various other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and also several others. The Marvel brand name, which had actually been used for many years, was strengthened as the company's main brand. Marvel counts amongst its personalities such widely known superheroes as Spider- Man , Iron Man , Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Wolverine, Ant-Man, the Wasp, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Cap...